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> doesn't get much recognition outside of maths circles I don't know. I'm definitely not "maths circles" and I don't know a whole lot of mathematicians by name
by _0ffh 4y ago
> doesn't get much recognition outside of maths circles
I don't know. I'm definitely not "maths circles" and I don't know a whole lot of mathematicians by name. Those I do know are either personal acquaintances or people I consider to be more or less famous (people like Gauss, Fermat, Laplace, Hilbert, von Neumann, or Perelman).
I definitely know Tao's name. He's not an acquaintances of mine, so I reason he must be more or less famous. =)
- ndsipa_pomu 4y agoWell, I wouldn't include myself in 'maths circles' either, but I enjoy reading popularised maths articles and occasional maths videos (e.g. 3Blue1Brown, Mathologer). It just seems far more niche than other topics - I wonder how many people are familiar with Perelman as well.
- _0ffh 4y agoYes, Perelman was by far the hardest to come up with, but I really wanted at least one contemporary name in there.